Gareth Southgate wants Harry Kane to get more protection from officials as the England skipper gets “kicked from pillar to post”.
The 27-year-old has been in the spotlight in recent days after appearing to draw a foul from Brighton’s Adam Lallana to win a spot-kick that he converted in Sunday’s 2-1 win.
“All I’ve seen in our matches with Harry is Harry get kicked from pillar to post and not really protected on the field, so I can only speak about the games with us through the World Cup and beyond the World Cup,” the Three Lions manager said.
“Every time we play he seems to be a target for opposition defenders and opposition players seem to get away with a hell of a lot against him.
“So, I would welcome a bit more protection for Harry in terms of how that looks like during the games, frankly.”
